South Korea's return to normal interrupted by uptick in coronavirus cases

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With many parts of the world wondering what a slow return to normal life will look like, South Korea's situation offers a warning: The curve doesn’t necessarily stay flat.

in a week, highlighting the toll this virus has taken on those who cannot afford isolation.

Ki said that South Korea is already planning ahead, brainstorming ways the country can practice “everyday distancing” that would introduce more sustainable lifestyle changes rather than temporary campaigns. For instance, instead of having all children arrive and leave school at the same time, an alternative would be conducting half of the coursework online and half in-person to reduce the number of students in class. Rearranging lunch tables so students sit in a zig zag rather that adjacent to each other is also being taken into consideration.

A couple wearing masks to protect against contracting coronavirus, walk along a street in Seoul, South Korea, April 3, 2020.But South Korea’s decision to further move back the start of the school year points to the continuous disruption that the coronavirus has inflicted.As of March 31, 9,786 total cases were confirmed in South Korea, moving the country down to 14th on the list of countries with COVID-19 cases.

“Hoping that a vaccine will be developed soon is too optimistic, ” Ki said. “We have to acknowledge the reality of the situation we are in and make a plan.”

 

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21WFMJ there will always be spikes and ups and downs of cases. does not mean a darn thing. see this is the crap reporting we don't need. this doomsday shit it is not going to come back full on again.

We still do not know enough about the virus to lthink that there is an end to this virus

Grace Moon of nbc a total fraud

Read Camus' 'The Plague' if you haven't already.

Grace moon. Nbc news this is pure BS im Canadian in korea. You lie

Seriously Grace Moom where you getting this info? Second wave? I know you wanna work in America. So go and do your sensational journalism over there. Keep your shiet correct.

Who the f is the grace moon who wrote this article. Her reporting is of last Monday. Korea reported 81 cases today. 15 to 20 percent from people coming back home. Deagu the epicenter had 7 reported cases. Some wear masks some don’t. Pure lies. Walk around seoul. 99 % masked.

pebroo

Without medicine and the pattern of the infection for most , you would do what ? Speed up the medicine .. and their curve is pretty flat and they went fast to it .. (a month) So they can have the death of all first weeks infections still.

More proof u can’t get rid of this sitting at home going broke

There isn't going to be any return to normal. Either you stay locked up for a very long time, or Covid will be back, again and again, to kill you. That will be true until there is a vaccine/treatment that works.

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